ever in the US, based on revenue and units sold, across digital and physical platforms.

The base game is just one way in which GTA V makes money. The game's multiplayer mode, GTA Online, is a significant revenue-driver thanks to its microtransactions. Take-Two reported this week that GTA Online yet again exceeded the publisher's expectations, which it has done every quarter since release five years ago. The game's microtransactions, labeled "recurrent consumer spending" by Take-Two, rose compared to the previous quarter but stayed flat year-over-year.

Rockstar Games has "much more" content for GTA Online planned for the future. That's notable because there was some question about how much more support the game would receive now that Red Dead Redemption 2 is out. That game's online mode, Red Dead Online, is set to launch later in November. In an earnings call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said it's too early to talk about the release schedule for new content in Red Dead Online, given that it hasn't launched yet. It was previously reported that the releases for GTA Online and Red Dead Online